Darion Jones
Iowa Hawkeyes
77
Solid2nd String / Backup
Is Darion Jones starting?
Darion Jones is listed 2nd string at RCB for Iowa Hawkeyes.
Freshman · #1
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Darion Jones is currently behind Deshaun Lee at RCB on the Iowa depth chart, a Big Ten team rated 91 overall this season.
Why this rating?
On a 92-rated defense; no production or recruiting data — rated at heuristic floor → 77.
Team defense (SP+)
92
Rating basis
Estimated / projected
Depth-chart adjustment
-8 for role; −6 depth penalty
2026 projection — based on SP+ (a respected team-efficiency metric; 2026 not published yet, using 2025), 2025 production, recruiting, and the 2026 transfer portal; capped to depth-chart order.
2026 Game Log
Oct 10WWASHTKL 1
- TKL
- 1
- SOLO
- 1
- SACK
- 0
- INT
- 0
- PD
- 0
Final W 41-24
Oct 3LOSUTKL 1
- TKL
- 1
- SOLO
- 1
- SACK
- 0
- INT
- 0
- PD
- 0
Final L 31-14
Sep 26WMICHTKL 1
- TKL
- 1
- SOLO
- 0
- SACK
- 0
- INT
- 0
- PD
- 0
Final W 20-19
Sep 19WUNITKL 4
- TKL
- 4
- SOLO
- 3
- SACK
- 0
- INT
- 0
- PD
- 0
Final W 55-0
Sep 5WNIUTKL 2
- TKL
- 2
- SOLO
- 2
- SACK
- 0
- INT
- 0
- PD
- 0
Final W 40-0
| OPP | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 10 | WWASH | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 3 | LOSU | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 26 | WMICH | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 19 | WUNI | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 5 | WNIU | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Darion Jones's 2026 game-by-game stat log.
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